Pays Starts at $50,000 — $24k below the Counselor market median of ~$74k (300 jobs)
THERAPIST
About the Role
Therapist for youth ages 12-17. $50K starting salary. Monday-Friday 8-5. No weekends. No nights.
Join Methodist Children's Home as a THERAPIST in Louisiana.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure each resident on his or her caseload receives a minimum of two.
- Ensure each resident on his or her caseload receives a minimum of two group.
- Ensure the provision of compassionate, culturally sensitive services.
Requirements
- Must be a Licensed Mental Health Professional (PLPC, LPC, LMFT, LCSW, LMSW).
- Must possess a strong sense of personal authority, maturity and integrity for agency-wide leadership role.
- Must be able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, in a diverse range of audiences and settings.
- Must be skilled in conflict resolution and mediation.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: Starts at $50,000
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
Work with Methodist Children's Home in Louisiana.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates THERAPIST at Methodist Children's Home a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,658 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 18% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $57k in an average-cost state. 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 8.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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